Passing the baton – how Parnell’s walking stick became a literary totem

An Irishman’s Diary

The poet as press attaché – An Irishman’s Diary on John Betjeman in Ireland

Twitter is the modern equivalent of village gossip

Gossip functions not only as entertainment but of condemning those who fail to conform

Pssst, pass it on – An Irishman’s Diary on gossiping neighbours and ‘The Valley of the Squinting Windows ’